‘I am alive… count my fingers’, Netanyahu came forward amid rumors of death, released video while sipping coffee
Netanyahu Viral Video: israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to rumors that he had died by releasing a video on the social media platform X on Sunday, March 15. In this video, he is seen sitting in a cafe with a cup of coffee in his hand and while sipping coffee he says, “People are saying what I am.” However, questions are also being raised on this video of his.
In the video, Netanyahu, while speaking in Hebrew, showed his hands and told that he has five fingers, not six. Some people on social media had described one of his old videos as “made by AI” and claimed that six fingers were visible on his hand. After this, it was claimed that Netanyahu had died in the Iranian attack.
What was in Netanyahu’s old video?
This video came at a time when for two days many posts on X and TikTok were saying that Netanyahu had died. Many people were using words like ‘unalive’ or ‘deleted’ instead of ‘dead’ or ‘maut’, because it is believed that the social media algorithm gives less visibility to these words. Netanyahu’s video was continuously being shared on social media in which he was speaking against Iran and during this time six fingers were visible on his hands.
What’s in Netanyahu’s new video?
In the video, Netanyahu speaks to the person behind the camera, asking, “What did you ask me?” The person behind the camera says, “Prime Minister, it is being said on the internet that you have died.”
To this Netanyahu replies, “I’m dying for coffee… would you like to count my fingers?” The person then asks, “Prime Minister, what is your message to the people?”
Netanyahu says, “The government, the IDF and the Mossad… we are doing a lot of work that I can’t share right now. But we are working very strongly. Both in Iran and today, as well as in Lebanon. We are constantly moving forward.”
After this he appealed to the people to follow the instructions related to safety and caution and said that they should always stay in safe places. At the end of the video he turns to the cafe’s barista and says, “Thank you for the coffee. It was very good. Although I don’t know how many calories it has, it sounds a little dangerous to me.”
What questions are people raising on this video?
Social media users are also calling this video fake. People say that this is an AI generated video. Many people have posted videos highlighting his coffee in which it is shaking but not spilling. At the same time, some people have questioned him about putting his hands in his pockets. In which the pocket looks quite strange.
How did the rumor of Netanyahu’s death spread?
American conservative podcaster Candace Owens was among the major social media influencers who asked where Netanyahu was. This question was raised when unconfirmed reports came out that he had died in the Iranian attack. According to Türkiye’s government news agency, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office later said that this is completely fake news and the Prime Minister is safe.
However, speculation continued even after this because Netanyahu was not seen in public. When the Prime Minister’s Office statement began spreading on social media, Candace Owens wrote that they said Netanyahu was fine, but did not show his recent location, any video or any other evidence.
He also said that Iran had also once claimed that its leader was alive but later he was found dead, so people want to see the proof. In this new video that surfaced after this, Netanyahu mentioned these rumors and thus it became clear that the video was recorded recently.
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